DANGEROUS VOYAGE
Migrants board an inflatable boat to reach the Greek island of Kos, early on August 19, near the shore of Bodrum, southwest Turkey. The UN refugee agency said in the last week alone, 20,843 migrants -- virtually all of them fleeing war and persecution in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq -- arrived in Greece, which has seen around 160,000 migrants land on its shores since January, according to the UN refugee agency. AFP PHOTO
Migrants board an inflatable boat to reach the Greek island of Kos, early on August 19, near the shore of Bodrum, southwest Turkey. The UN refugee agency said in the last week alone, 20,843 migrants -- virtually all of them fleeing war and persecution in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq -- arrived in Greece, which has seen around 160,000 migrants land on its shores since January, according to the UN refugee agency. AFP PHOTO
GENEVA: A record 107,500 migrants crossed the European Union’s borders last month, according to new figures Tuesday, showing they are arriving in dramatically increasing numbers and creating a humanitarian crisis for the 28-nation bloc.